Garage Door Opener Cost by State

A standard 1/2 HP garage door opener with brief operation a few times per day. Running one costs about $1/year at the U.S. average residential rate (18.83¢/kWh) — but the range across states is significant: from $1/year in North Dakota (12.35¢/kWh) to $3/year in Hawaii (46.62¢/kWh).

Full ranking — Garage Door Opener running cost in all 51 states

RankStateRateCost/monthCost/year
1North Dakota12.35¢/kWh$0.07$1
2Idaho12.70¢/kWh$0.07$1
3Nebraska13.28¢/kWh$0.07$1
4Oklahoma13.31¢/kWh$0.07$1
5Utah13.29¢/kWh$0.07$1
6Iowa13.86¢/kWh$0.07$1
7Missouri14.01¢/kWh$0.07$1
8Montana13.90¢/kWh$0.07$1
9Arkansas14.16¢/kWh$0.08$1
10Nevada14.29¢/kWh$0.08$1
11Louisiana14.44¢/kWh$0.08$1
12Washington14.36¢/kWh$0.08$1
13South Dakota14.52¢/kWh$0.08$1
14Wyoming14.68¢/kWh$0.08$1
15Tennessee14.94¢/kWh$0.08$1
16Kentucky15.02¢/kWh$0.08$1
17New Mexico15.15¢/kWh$0.08$1
18Florida15.38¢/kWh$0.08$1
19Georgia15.37¢/kWh$0.08$1
20Arizona15.48¢/kWh$0.08$1
21Kansas15.78¢/kWh$0.08$1
22Oregon15.78¢/kWh$0.08$1
23West Virginia16.06¢/kWh$0.09$1
24North Carolina16.25¢/kWh$0.09$1
25Minnesota16.39¢/kWh$0.09$1
26Colorado16.54¢/kWh$0.09$1
27Mississippi16.76¢/kWh$0.09$1
28South Carolina17.06¢/kWh$0.09$1
29Texas16.99¢/kWh$0.09$1
30Alabama17.41¢/kWh$0.09$1
31Virginia17.38¢/kWh$0.09$1
32Indiana17.90¢/kWh$0.10$1
33Delaware18.79¢/kWh$0.10$1
34Wisconsin19.21¢/kWh$0.10$1
35Ohio19.49¢/kWh$0.10$1
36Illinois20.47¢/kWh$0.11$1
37Michigan21.39¢/kWh$0.11$1
38Pennsylvania21.47¢/kWh$0.11$1
39Maryland22.07¢/kWh$0.12$1
40New Jersey23.53¢/kWh$0.13$2
41Vermont24.56¢/kWh$0.13$2
42District of Columbia25.41¢/kWh$0.14$2
43New Hampshire27.24¢/kWh$0.15$2
44Alaska27.35¢/kWh$0.15$2
45Rhode Island28.30¢/kWh$0.15$2
46Maine28.42¢/kWh$0.15$2
47Massachusetts29.45¢/kWh$0.16$2
48New York29.45¢/kWh$0.16$2
49Connecticut32.24¢/kWh$0.17$2
50California35.25¢/kWh$0.19$2
51Hawaii46.62¢/kWh$0.25$3

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